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Fatty Liver Disease anyone?
Hi All, when I was diagnosed two 1/2 months ago, my dr ran blood panel. My liver enzymes were 3-4 times normal. My doctor thought I might have fatty liver disease. Fast forward to this Monday. I go in for surgery. They run another blood panel. All my numbers came back in the normal range. I know I have been eating better…
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Weight Loss Motivation
Why are you trying to lose weight? For me, I want to control my diabetes and live an active life. I realized that I was sitting around a lot and not doing much. My husband runs a marathon each year and completed an Ironman triathlon. I was on the sidelines watching. Now, I am able to participate in more activities!
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First A1C Results : )
Hi everyone. I got my first A1C results yesterday. After an initial reading of 9.4 on 1/16/14 (my youngest daughter's birthday)...my A1C was 5.3! I was hoping for under 5.5, but I wasn't sure I was going to make it. So psyched! Closer to being off meds (I hope).
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Not motivated to eat...
Ok, I am eating a low carb diet in hopes of losing weight, controlling my type II and getting off medication! Problem is, I have very little appetite and the things I want to eat are too carby. I like lots of proteins and nuts. I like most foods. I just don't feel like eating sometimes. Maybe the metformin...I am trying to…
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Friend me!
Ok, I have been on here and only have two friends. Please friend me!
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Favorite Exercises?
Hi everyone, What do you do for exercise? I run, walk, swim, and do Zumba (on my Wii). In the summer I bike too. Hopefully I will get in shape by the end of summer! Kerri
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Foods we love!
I figured if we have an avoidance thread we should have a foods we love thread! I just found these Joseph's pitas that have only 60 calories and like 12 grams of carbs (for a whole pita!). They are whole grain and I eat them with hummus for lunch. They are amazing and they don't seem to spike my blood sugar like other…
